ENGLISH 100
Grade Level: 9th
Length: 2 semesters (.5 credit each semester)
This course will focus on developing effective reading, listening, speaking, and writing skills through various evidence based strategies found in the common instructional framework including classroom talk, collaborative group work, questioning, and scaffolding. Students will encounter various genres of literature and several styles of writing, including nonfiction texts as well as evidence based writing. The class provides practice with the writing process which stresses pre-writing, drafting, peer sharing and responding, revising and editing. Students will also be encouraged and expected to integrate technology into several project based learning assignments in order to practice solving real world problems. These projects and the course as a whole will allow students to showcase their communication and critical thinking skills.
ENGLISH 101 Honors
Grade Level: 9th
Length: 2 semesters (.5 credit each semester)
This accelerated course is designed to challenge highly motivated students develop effective reading, listening, speaking, and writing skills through various evidence based strategies found in the common instructional framework including classroom talk, collaborative group work, Socratic seminars, questioning, and scaffolding. Students will encounter various genres of literature and several styles of writing, including nonfiction texts as well as evidence based writing. Honors classes will complete more readings and additional writing practice. The class provides practice with the writing process which stresses pre-writing, drafting, peer sharing and responding, revising and editing. Students will also be encouraged and expected to integrate technology into several project based learning assignments in order to practice solving real world problems. This honors course is designed to prepare students for the demands of two or four-year college degree programs and/or for the workplace.
ENGLISH 200
Grade Level: 10th
Length: 2 semesters (.5 credit each semester)
This course will focus on developing effective reading, listening, speaking, and writing skills through various evidence based strategies found in the common instructional framework including classroom talk, collaborative group work, questioning, and scaffolding. Students will encounter various genres of literature and several styles of writing, including nonfiction texts as well as evidence based writing. The class provides practice with the writing process which stresses pre-writing, drafting, peer sharing and responding, revising and editing. Students will also be encouraged and expected to integrate technology into several project based learning assignments in order to practice solving real world problems. These projects and the course as a whole will allow students to showcase their communication and critical thinking skills.
ENGLISH 201 Honors
Grade Level: 10th
Length: 2 semesters (.5 credit each semester)
This accelerated course is designed to challenge highly motivated students develop effective reading, listening, speaking, and writing skills through various evidence based strategies found in the common instructional framework including classroom talk, collaborative group work, Socratic seminars, questioning, and scaffolding. Students will encounter various genres of literature and several styles of writing, including nonfiction texts as well as evidence based writing. Honors classes will complete more readings and additional writing practice. The class provides practice with the writing process which stresses pre-writing, drafting, peer sharing and responding, revising and editing. Students will also be encouraged and expected to integrate technology into several project based learning assignments in order to practice solving real world problems. This honors course is designed to prepare students for the demands of two or four-year college degree programs and/or for the workplace.
ENGLISH 300
Grade Level: 11th
Length: 2 semesters
This course will focus on developing effective reading, listening, speaking, and writing skills through various evidence based strategies found in the common instructional framework including classroom talk, collaborative group work, questioning, and scaffolding. Students will encounter various genres of literature and several styles of writing, including nonfiction texts as well as evidence based writing. The class provides practice with the writing process which stresses pre-writing, drafting, peer sharing and responding, revising and editing. Students will also be encouraged and expected to integrate technology into several project based learning assignments in order to practice solving real world problems. These projects and the course as a whole will allow students to showcase their communication and critical thinking skills.
ENGLISH 301 Honors
Grade Level: 11th
Length: 2 semesters
This accelerated course is designed to challenge highly motivated students develop effective reading, listening, speaking, and writing skills through various evidence based strategies found in the common instructional framework including classroom talk, collaborative group work, Socratic seminars, questioning, and scaffolding. Students will encounter various genres of literature and several styles of writing, including nonfiction texts as well as evidence based writing. Honors classes will complete more readings and additional writing practice. The class provides practice with the writing process which stresses pre-writing, drafting, peer sharing and responding, revising and editing. Students will also be encouraged and expected to integrate technology into several project based learning assignments in order to practice solving real world problems. This honors course is designed to prepare students for the demands of two or four-year college degree programs and/or for the workplace.
ENGLISH 403: Advanced Literature
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Length: 1 semester
Prerequisite: English 301 (or equivalent), or reference
This advanced course is designed for the highly motivated student who is able to fulfill college level assignments. This course focuses on close reading, literary analysis, verbal participation in discussion and complex, critical thinking. Students are exposed to various genres of classic literature including World, American, and British literature, covering the genre of novel and drama.Critical reading and writing are essential components of the course, and we will spend a great deal of time thinking and writing about the various texts we read. This course challenges students to think for themselves and support their assertions with thoughtful and effective evidence and students will be expected to read and write extensively and independently. The format of class is largely discussion-based. Students enrolling in the course should expect to complete a reading assignment each evening and to participate in daily class discussions.
ENGLISH 404: Advanced Composition
Grade Level: 11 and 12
Length: 1 semester
Prerequisite: English 301 (or equivalent), or reference
This advanced course is designed for the highly motivated student who is able to fulfill college level assignments. Held in a writing workshop style, this course will allow students to write in a variety of formats to express a variety of meanings and give students the opportunity to experiment with some of the types of writing they will be expected to know for college. All of the assignments are intended to help students to become more effective and engaging writers and to explore the relationship between form and content. Students will be expected to write extensively and independently and to develop a portfolio of writing to be revised throughout the semester.
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**These course descriptions are verbatim from the ICC academic catalog. To be approved to take ICC courses, administration (vice principal, dean, counselor) and teacher recommendations are considered. These courses are at the college but through the Early College program they are offered to students who would meet the age requirement by the college and the expectations of the DU administration/teachers. Classes that maybe enrolled in are those that would go towards the general education requirements or transfer acceptance requirements at most college. To read more, here is a link to the Transfer Agreement pace at ICC.
All of these are semester courses which count as 1 full credit per class for DU graduation as well as the college transcript credits.**
COMM 110 INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION: 3 HRS. (TC) PRESENTATION AND THEORY (C2 900) Prerequisite: Approved reading placement score, or equivalent and DU school approval-see above
This course provides the foundations for theoretical understanding about interpersonal communication, intercultural communication, group communication, nonverbal communication, verbal communication, intrapersonal communication, and rhetorical strategies. The course also provides practical application in public speaking and group membership. (IAI C2 900)
(Three college credits/ one year high school credit)
ENGL 110 COMPOSITION I (C1 900) 3 HRS. (TC)
Prerequisite: Approved reading placement score, or equivalent, or ENGL 095 or 099 or an equivalent course with a grade of “C” or better. and DU school approval-see above
This course progresses the student from writing expressive compositions (expressing the ideas of the writer) to writing referential compositions (explaining or analyzing the subject matter for the reader) to writing persuasive compositions (persuading an audience), through critical reading, discussion, exercises, conferences, and revision. The majority of the writing is referential.
(Three college credits/ one year high school credit)
ENGL 111 COMPOSITION II (C1 901R) 3 HRS. (TC)
Prerequisite: Approved reading placement score, or equivalent, or ENGL 095 or 099 or an equivalent course with a grade of “C” or better. and DU school approval-see above
This course progresses the student from writing analysis of and inquiring about issues to writing argumentative and persuasive compositions using research, through critical reading, discussion, exercises, conferences, and revision. The majority of the writing is argumentative.
(Three college credits/ one year high school credit)
